H/C install underway.
Originally Posted by stdjsw311
i am hoping to start mine tonight i have been waiting on a set of valve covers. i should have them today...so now its on lol. congrats on finishing the project.
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I don't mean to contradict you about the instructions not warning regarding the intake manifold. I remember the process outline was to lift it free and move it a few inches forward in order to release whatever was connected in the back. If I recall, there were even pictures.
Here's what I mean:
Here's what I mean:
Now, lift the whole manifold up and off the heads about an inch and try to slide it forward about 6 inches (making sure those rear 2 bolts don't snag on anything). Now we have access to the back of the intake manifold. Disconnect the electrical connector to the back, and then pull the rubber boot/vacuum line off the back as well.
I did do that but i guess i lifted and moved to far forward and broke the sensor. That thing was so easy to break, i was being carefull not to rip any wires out and it still broke. Now i have to put the new one in with the manifold on. I have a feeling it is going to be a bitch. Any tips?
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Hi. I'm looking at the picture and magnifying the oil sensor but can't get enough resolution to define it. It looks like it might be similar to the LT1 sensor but I can't be sure. If it is, there may be a special tool (socket) for it. In which case it looks like you will have to be very patient with a ratchet and swivel extension and perhaps a mirror as it appears you'll be working by feel. Otherwise it looks like you'll have to pull the intake again. If the sensor is what I think it is you will use very little torque when installing the new one and don't use teflon tape to seal the threads, use a sealing paste. This advice comes from working on the LT1 sensor on my 95 and may not apply at all.
If I were in your shoes I would check with an autoparts store for the sensor and determine if you need a tool. You might get lucky and find a car guy behind the counter with real life experience to ask. All guesses on my side but thanks for warning us about the situation as I am about to start wrenching. Please tell us how you make out. Very helpful thread....
If I were in your shoes I would check with an autoparts store for the sensor and determine if you need a tool. You might get lucky and find a car guy behind the counter with real life experience to ask. All guesses on my side but thanks for warning us about the situation as I am about to start wrenching. Please tell us how you make out. Very helpful thread....
Thanks, im going to install the new sensor this weekend and its a pain to get to. Like you were saying that you have to do it by feel because you cant see it. I already purchased the socket for it it was a powerbuilt 1 1/16 x something from kragen. (there were two different ones it is the longest one) Hopefully everything will go in without taking manifold back off. Now im trying to locate an exhaust leak that i noticed last night. I think im going to check the exhaust gaskets to make sure one did not back out, then check air connections. Thanks again for the advice.
Good job LB!
Im in the middle of cam/intake (no $ for heads now) and I just got the radiator out on my own, with a brilliant rope and pulley system rigged to the top of the garage.
Heres' the tool I used to hold up the bolts.. you can steal these from your offices supply cabinet..
And heres'the intake in..
I got a long way to go, but im pumped..
Im in the middle of cam/intake (no $ for heads now) and I just got the radiator out on my own, with a brilliant rope and pulley system rigged to the top of the garage.
Heres' the tool I used to hold up the bolts.. you can steal these from your offices supply cabinet..
And heres'the intake in..
I got a long way to go, but im pumped..
Originally Posted by SSmokin99
Did you take off your fenders and front bumper for the install?
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Originally Posted by Long Beach
what size cam are you putting in?
Out the bottom? thats outside the box yo.
Comp 224/228 .581/.588 112+4
I'm working towards something similar to the Tony Mamo AFR recipie combo.
I've got cam and intake for it, just not the AFR 205's.
Looking at how easy the heads would be to get off with all that stuff taken out, i was strongly considering flexing the credit card.
But I would like a vacation this winter.
I'll be ready to pull the valvecovers and start on the pulley this weekend.
I only get to work on it piecemeal cause I keep getting pulled away from it.
....yeah this stuff is fun, I could work on that all night with no food if I didn't have to work the next day.
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Originally Posted by Long Beach
Thanks, im going to install the new sensor this weekend and its a pain to get to. Like you were saying that you have to do it by feel because you cant see it. I already purchased the socket for it it was a powerbuilt 1 1/16 x something from kragen. (there were two different ones it is the longest one) Hopefully everything will go in without taking manifold back off. Now im trying to locate an exhaust leak that i noticed last night. I think im going to check the exhaust gaskets to make sure one did not back out, then check air connections. Thanks again for the advice.
Once again, use a very light touch. Note the size of the pipe threads on the sensor and what it will be screwing into.
Originally Posted by DirtyJohn
Word.
Out the bottom? thats outside the box yo.
Comp 224/228 .581/.588 112+4
I'm working towards something similar to the Tony Mamo AFR recipie combo.
I've got cam and intake for it, just not the AFR 205's.
Looking at how easy the heads would be to get off with all that stuff taken out, i was strongly considering flexing the credit card.
But I would like a vacation this winter.
I'll be ready to pull the valvecovers and start on the pulley this weekend.
I only get to work on it piecemeal cause I keep getting pulled away from it.
....yeah this stuff is fun, I could work on that all night with no food if I didn't have to work the next day.
Out the bottom? thats outside the box yo.
Comp 224/228 .581/.588 112+4
I'm working towards something similar to the Tony Mamo AFR recipie combo.
I've got cam and intake for it, just not the AFR 205's.
Looking at how easy the heads would be to get off with all that stuff taken out, i was strongly considering flexing the credit card.
But I would like a vacation this winter.
I'll be ready to pull the valvecovers and start on the pulley this weekend.
I only get to work on it piecemeal cause I keep getting pulled away from it.
....yeah this stuff is fun, I could work on that all night with no food if I didn't have to work the next day.
Originally Posted by Long Beach
do you plan on getting a tune right away?
Bump up the VE a percentage to be safe, modify the IFR for the FAST, and then work it out from there.
With dumped duals, its gonna be loud and im not gonna like it, but ill fix that next season.
I should hopefully make some real progress tomorrow, if I get a free couple hours.
Did you get a ported oil pump also? Some good info in this thread. Whats the best thing to use also to clean the deck off on the block? I have some gasket removing disc but ide be afraid to make the surface uneven.
Thanks, and no i used stock pump and chain. But now that im done im going to go back in and put the ls2 chain and tsp pump. The stock are fine but it makes me a little parianoid about stretching the chain and breaking something. I used a wire bristle brush to clean the deck. Some people will tell you that this is bad but i did and dont have any leaks or anything. I used a medium strength bristle and it did not mark up the deck or anything. Or use a ice scraper like you would use on your windshild. I would not use the disc though for the reason that you stated. Good luck to you